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Rad women worldwide : artists and athletes, pirates and punks, and other revolutionaries who shaped history
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Rad women worldwide : artists and athletes, pirates and punks, and other revolutionaries who shaped history
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Summary:
A collection of 40 biographical profiles showcasing extraordinary women from around the world. In Rad Women Worldwide, writer Kate Schatz and artist Miriam Klein Stahl tell inspiring tales of perseverance and radical success. Featuring an array of diverse figures from Hatshepsut (the great female king who ruled Egypt peacefully for two decades) and Malala Yousafzi (the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize) to Poly Styrene (legendary teenage punk and lead singer of X-Ray Spex) and Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft (polar explorers and the first women to cross Antarctica), this progressive and visually arresting book is a compelling addition to women's history.
Year Published:
2016
Physical Description:
104 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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ISBN:
9780399578861
Publisher:
Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016]